KYNT 1450 Yankton SD RSS Feedhttp://kynt1450.com/news.aspxThe latest headlines and articles from KYNT 1450 Yankton SD(c) 2015 KYNT 1450 Yankton SD5KYNT Sports 3-3-15<p><span>Sioux Falls Lincoln scored 21 points in the first quarter, and went on to defeat Yankton 65-51 in the District Two girls basketball opener last night.&nbsp; Senior Ellie Brecht scored 25 points to lead the Patriots, while sophomore Lindsey Hale led the Gazelles with 18 points and 6 rebounds.&nbsp; The Gazelles will now play at Sioux Falls Washington Thursday night in the elimination contest. UPDATE* The Gazelles game will be around 7:15 p-m Thursday at Washington.</span></p>
<p><span>UPDATE* The Yankton Bucks district opener at SF Lincoln has been postponed tonight, and will be played this Thursday at 5:30 p-m. &nbsp; The Patriots are 16 and 4 and rated second in Class Double-A, while the seventh-ranked Bucks enter the post-season with a 13 and 7 record.&nbsp; Our broadcast will begin at 5:05 p-m on 1450, KYNT, and will feature both the Bucks and Gazelles games on Thursday!</span></p>
<p><span>Hartington Cedar Catholic has qualified for next week&rsquo;s Class C-2 boys basketball state tournament after rolling past West Holt 69-38 in the district title game last night in Pierce.&nbsp; The Trojans broke open a close game with a 21-2 run in the third quarter to raise their season record to 18 and 7.&nbsp; Senior James Keiser paced Cedar Catholic with 22 points, while Stephen Hillis had 16 points and Ben Steffen chipped in 14.</span></p>
<p><span>Bloomfield will try and qualify for next week&rsquo;s Class D-1 boys basketball state tourney, as the Bees will face Omaha Nation in a district final tonight at Norfolk Catholic High School.&nbsp; Omaha Nation and Bloomfield both are 16 and 8 for the season.</span></p>
<p><span>Mount Marty College has officially signed Savannah Sullivan from St. Thomas More High School for their volleyball program.&nbsp; Sullivan is a 5&rsquo;4&rdquo; setter who was All-Conference last year with 677 assists and 67 aces, and she plans to major in Elementary Education at Mount Marty.</span></p>
<p><span>The championship basketball games of the Great Plains Athletic Conference will both be played tonight in Sioux City.&nbsp; Unbeaten and top-ranked Morningside will host third-rated Concordia in the women&rsquo;s title game at 6 p-m, and then the fifth-ranked Mustangs will host Midland at 8:00 for the men&rsquo;s G-PAC championship. </span></p>
<p><span>U-S-D senior Nicole Seekamp was named the Summit League Player of the Week after leading the Coyotes to a pair of victories and the regular-season league championship.&nbsp; Seekamp averaged 17 points, 7 assists, 4 steals and 4 rebounds per game for U-S-D as the Coyotes raised their season record to 23 and 6 heading into the Summit League post-season tourney.</span></p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/kynt-sports-3315/3/3/2015 12:00:00 AMKYNT Sports 3-2-15<p><span>Yankton junior Spencer Huber took third place at 126 pounds in the Class A state wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls.&nbsp; Huber ended his season with a 47 and 4 record, as the Bucks finished 20<sup>th</sup> place in the tournament.&nbsp; Vermillion wrestlers Brett Bye and Regan Bye each won state titles and finished unbeaten for the season, helping the Tanagers to a seventh place in Class A.&nbsp; Pierre won the state wrestling championship, two points ahead of Aberdeen Central.</span></p>
<p><span>Parkston repeated as the Class B state wrestling champion in Rapid City, finishing 15 points ahead of second place Bon Homme-Scotland.&nbsp; Duncan Stoebner and Dan Stibral both ended up with state individual titles and unbeaten for the Bon Homme-Scotland team.</span></p>
<p><span>The Yankton Gazelles basketball team begins play in the District tournament tonight after winning the play-in game Friday at Brandon Valley by a 44-37 score.&nbsp; The Gazelles are 8 and 13 overall as they play at top-seed 14 and 6 Sioux Falls Lincoln, with our broadcast starting at 6:40 p-m on AM 1450, KYNT.</span></p>
<p>The U-S-D women outscored Western Illinois 78-75 on Saturday in the DakotaDome as Nicole Seekamp led the Coyotes with 20 points.&nbsp; U-S-D is 23 and 6 overall and the number-one seed in the Summit League women&rsquo;s tournament as they take on Fort Wayne Saturday at noon at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span>The U-S-D men dominated South Dakota State by an 80-64 score as Tre Burnette paced the Coyotes with 19 points and 13 rebounds.&nbsp; The Coyotes finished the regular season at 16 and 15 and will take on fourth-seed Fort Wayne Sunday at 6 p-m in the first round of the Summit League tourney in Sioux Falls.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mount Marty Lancers split a baseball doubleheader against Waldorf College Sunday in Yankton, losing the opener 15-9 and then winning the second contest 9-3.&nbsp; Alex Mogensen allowed just six hits in winning the nightcap for Mount Marty.&nbsp; Zac Hollenback had five hits on the day for the Lancers, while Derrik Nelson of Yankton had four hits and four R-B-I&rsquo;s.</span></p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/kynt-sports-3215/3/2/2015 12:00:00 AMChamber Annual Meeting<p><span>The Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced plans for their 2015 Annual Banquet set for the evening of March 31<sup>st</sup> at Minerva&rsquo;s.&nbsp;</span>Chamber Director Carmen Schramm says the theme for the evening is Denim and Diamonds and the banquet will feature a contest based on the popular game show Jeopardy. Schramm says a trio of honors, the Frank Yaggie award, the Cornerstone award and the Family Business of the Year award will be presented that night. Schramm says the 2015 Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet is set for 5 PM March 31<sup>st</sup> at Minerva&rsquo;s.</p>
<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/chamber-annual-meeting/3/2/2015 12:00:00 AMWorld Day Of Prayer<p><span>The public is invited to participate in the World Day of Prayer hosted by Church Women United at Avera Majestic Bluffs this Friday.&nbsp;</span>Organizer Mary Alice Halverson says this year&rsquo;s theme is based on the story of Jesus washing his disciple&rsquo;s feet and was chosen by Church Women United of the Bahamas. Halverson says Church Women United in Yankton has been active in supporting community charities locally since the 1940&rsquo;s. The World day of Prayer event is set for 2 PM this Friday at Avera Majestic Bluffs.</p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/world-day-of-prayer/3/2/2015 12:00:00 AM2015 Legislative Session<p><span>With just about two weeks remaining for this year, the work of the South Dakota Legislature in a 2015 session is far from complete.&nbsp;</span>District 18 State Senator Bernie Hunhoff says addressing the questions of funding for education and expanding the state&rsquo;s participation in the federal Medicaid program to cover South Dakotans who do not have access to health care coverage still remain. Hunhoff says he and his fellow lawmakers need to find both short and long term plans to provide adequate funding for K-through-12<sup>th</sup> grade education. The main run to the 2015 South Dakota Legislative session concludes on March 13<sup>th</sup>.</p>
<p><span>&nbsp;</span></p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/2015-legislative-session/3/2/2015 12:00:00 AMUS Army and Marine BandThe US Army Band and Chorus are making a stop in Yankton at the Cimpl Arena for a free concert next Thursday.<br />
Staff Sargent John Millburn says the band and chorus tours one hundred days out of the year and adds that the groups perform a variety of genres including classical, operatic, show tunes, and Americana.&nbsp;<br />
Millburn advises advanced ticket holders to be in their seats by 6:45 p.m., allowing time for the general public to find seats.&nbsp;<br />
Free tickets for the US Army Band and Chorus&rsquo; March 12th concert are available here at the KYNT studio, at JoDeans, HyVee, and both Ace Hardware locations in Yankton.&nbsp;<br />
<div>&nbsp;</div>http://kynt1450.com/blog/us-army-and-marine-band/3/1/2015 12:00:00 AMKYNT Sports 2-28-15<p><span>Yankton junior Spencer Huber won two matches by Major Decision on the opening day of the Class A state wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls.&nbsp; Huber is the second-ranked wrestler at 126 pounds, and will face top-rated Jibben Keyes from Pierre in the semifinals this morning. &nbsp;&nbsp;Bucks junior Cody Vornhagen won his first match on Friday and then lost twice and was eliminated, while junior Brock Folkers lost two decisions yesterday.&nbsp; Aberdeen Central scored 86 points to lead Pierre and Roosevelt by three points in a close team race in Class A.&nbsp; Bon Homme-Scotland has the lead in the Class B state wrestling tournament in Rapid City, 11 points ahead of defending state champion Parkston.</span></p>
<p><span>The Yankton Gazelles basketball team got a career-high 25 points and 11 rebounds from senior Andi Sprakel in a 44-37 victory at Brandon Valley last night in the District Two play-in game.&nbsp; The Gazelles raised their record to 8 and 13 as they prepare to play at top-seed Sioux Falls Lincoln Monday night at 7:00 in the District opener.</span></p>
<p><span>The Crofton Lady Warriors scored 27 consecutive points in the first half and rolled past Plainview 65-19 Friday night in a district championship game at Wausa.&nbsp; Allison Arens led the way with 16 points and 7 assists as Crofton will advance to Lincoln starting Thursday at 2 p-m in search of their fourth consecutive state title. Wynot will go for their fifth consecutive Class D-2 state championship after winning a 53-52 district championship over Stuart last night.&nbsp; Danielle Wieseler hit the game winning free throw with four seconds left for the Lady Blue Devils.</span></p>
<p><span>Mount Marty College has signed Taylor Faltin from Dodge, Nebraska for their women&rsquo;s basketball program.&nbsp; Faltin is a 5&rsquo;5&rdquo; point guard who is averaging 6 points per game and shooting 42 percent from three-point range for North Bend High School.&nbsp; She plans to major in Exercise Wellness at Mount Marty.</span></p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/kynt-sports-22815/2/28/2015 12:00:00 AMKYNT Sports 2-27-15<p><span>The South Dakota high school wrestling state tournament begins this morning at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls for Class A teams, and the Class B squads will wrestle at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City.&nbsp; Yankton has junior wrestlers Spencer Huber, Cody Vornhagen and Brock Folkers competing in the state tourney this weekend.</span></p>
<p><span>The Yankton Gazelles will visit Brandon Valley tonight in the District Two play-in game.&nbsp; Tonight&rsquo;s winner will play at top-seed Sioux Falls Lincoln Monday in the district tournament. &nbsp;Our broadcast this evening begins at 6:40 p-m on AM 1450, KYNT.</span></p>
<p><span>In Nebraska high school girls basketball district title games tonight, unbeaten Crofton will face Plainview in a game&hellip;Wynot takes on Stuart&hellip;and Emerson-Hubbard plays Creighton.&nbsp; </span></p>
<p><span>Last night in a boys sub-district title game, Hartington Cedar Catholic rolled past Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 73-38 as James Keiser led the Trojans with 21 points.&nbsp; Bloomfield rallied to upset defending state champion Randolph 34-33, while Bancroft-Rosalie downed Wynot 43-38.</span></p>
<p><span>The U-S-D women&rsquo;s basketball team pulled away to defeat I-U-P-U-I 69-53 last night in the Dome, and the victory clinched at least a share of the Summit League title for the Coyotes.&nbsp; Nicole Seekamp led U-S-D with 13 points as they raised their season record to 22 and 6 and will host Western Illinois Saturday at 1:30 p-m.&nbsp; The doubleheader in the DakotaDome continues at 4:00 tomorrow as the Coyotes face South Dakota State in men&rsquo;s basketball to wrap up the regular season.</span></p>
<p><span>U-S-D sophomore Brenna Lervick was named the Summit League Female Golfer of the Week after placing second at the Grand Canyon Invitational last week.</span></p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/kynt-sports-22715/2/27/2015 12:00:00 AMKnoff Runs-No City or School Election<p><span>City Commissioner Dave Knoff has submitted his nominating petition to seek a third full term on the board.&nbsp;</span>Knoff says he has liked serving on the city commission and would enjoy the opportunity to continue to help address issues facing the community. Knoff says along with the new water treatment plant, some of the critical situations facing our community are workforce development and attracting young people who wish to make Yankton their home. At the deadline for submitting nominating petitions Friday, the Yankton City Finance Office reports only three candidates, incumbents Dave Knoff, Dave Carda and new comer Nathan Johnson had submitted nominating petitions for three open seats, avoiding the need for a municipal election this spring. The Yankton School District Business Office is reporting only two candidates, incumbents Kathy Greeneway and Matt Pietz had submitted their nominating paperwork for two open seats, avoiding the need for a school board election.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/knoff-runs/2/27/2015 12:00:00 AMWire Me Awake<p><span>This year&rsquo;s Wire Me awake event is set for next month on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion.&nbsp;</span>Founder Ben Hanten says because of the large number of college and high school students who are expected to again attend Wire Me Awake hosting the event at the U-S-D campus is a logical choice. Hanten says some of the best advice he has for young entrepreneurs comes from one of this year&rsquo;s Wire Me Awake speakers Antonio Neves &nbsp;who cautions young people against spending time with others who do not have a vision and purpose in their lives. Wire Me Awake 2015 is set for the afternoon of March 25<sup>th</sup> at the University of South Dakota.</p>http://kynt1450.com/blog/wire-me-awake/2/27/2015 12:00:00 AM